Amash criticizes NSA, ACA

8/18/13 9:57 AM EDT

Rep. Justin Amash charged on Sunday that "the records of every American in the United States are being collected without suspicion,"

A harsh critic of the NSA surveillance program, the Michigan Republican reiterated on CNN's "State of the Union" his belief that it is a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Amash proposed a measure in the House that narrowly failed last month that would have defunded much of the NSA surveillance program. Given the recent reports that the NSA made significant privacy mistakes, Amash said he was "hopeful" the House would get another opportunity to take on his legislation again.

Asked by host Candy Crowley whether the reports are a positive sign of transparency, Amash said plainly that "the system's not working." Americans were assured that there were no mistakes, that there was significant judicial oversight and that the NSA was not collecting personal information -- none of which turned out to be true, he said.

The congressman also criticized the Affordable Care Act, saying "the number one concern of Americans remains Obamacare." Amash, along with more than 60 Republicans, recently signed a letter to House Speaker John Boehner,(R-Ohio) urging him to defund Obamacare when Congress returns from recess. Amash said that constituents at his town halls during the August recess have been urging him to stop the implementation of the health care law.

Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist, appearing on the same CNN show, also repeated his call for a year delay of the ACA.